Bait-casting reel used in angling.



A. H. ILLINGWORTH.

BAIT CASTING REEL USED IN ANGLING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1914.

' Patented June 20, 1916.

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BAIT CASTING REEL USED IN ANGLING.

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BAIT-CASTING REEL USED IN ANGLING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June so, rare.

v Application filed July 8, 1911A. Serial No. M9310.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, ALFRED HOLDENTLLrNowoR'rH, a sub'ect of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, andresident of Dovenest House, Windermere,

estmoreland, England, merchant, have invented new and usefulImprovements in or Relating to Bait-Casting Reels Used in Angling, ofwhich the following is a specification. This invention elates to a newor improved form oi ed s ting reel used in angling, and has among itsobgects to provide means and apparatus, for casting a spinning or otherbait or tacklea long distance with ease even though the bait beextremely light, and for recovering the line.

M present invention relates more particular y to improvements in thetype of reel disclosed in my British Patent No. 18,1723 of 1910, andprimarily consists in mounting the larger gear wheel upon a revolublesleeve which also carries the handle rigidly at the other end. Bythis-means the optional addition of a traversing motion is facilitatedor made possible.

lit is also desirable to simplify the release and reengagementof-theline, and my present invention contains as hereinafter describedrovision for what 1 term an autoin the county of matic re case which maybe applied to any reels embodyingmy principle.

-The new automatic release may be used not only with my present form ofdevice,

but with my previous ones and I may use the new form of reel either withor without the traverse motion and automatic release.

To facilitate rapid winding I may em ploy in connection with the windinghandle an aperture,.recess or thn'nble adapted to receive a fin er.

In describing my invention in detail reference is made to theaccompanying sheets of drawings similar letters indicating similar partsin which :-Figure 1 represents an elevation of a reel according to myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a. view of the attaching bracket andshafts. Fig. 3 represents a sectional elevation of a reel with thetraverse mechanism omitted. Fig. A repre-' sents a sectional elevationof a reel fitted with the mechanism for imparting traverse motion to thedrum. Fig. 5 represents an elevation of a reel withoutthe traversemechanism. Fig. 6 represents top plan of the spindle S for a reelshowing the line winding. Fig. 7 represents a plan with the drum removedshowmg line winding gear. Fig. 8 represents a detail and Fig. 9represents a detail of .a finger winding device.

To carry my invention into effect, I prov1de a bracket attachment Awhich is fitted to a rod'in any ordinary or suitable manner. This bracket A is attached to or forms part pf a fitting A which carries twoprojectmg spindles S and S at right angles or substantially so to eachother (Fig. 2), one S being substantially parallel to the rod. Spindle Sis adapted to carry a sleeve B (Flgs. 3 and 4) which carries at one enda suitable handle such as B. The other end of the sleeve carries a largegear wheel B The sleeve handle and wheel being attached to the spindle Sby means of a screw, bolt, or like B or in any other convenlent manner.The teeth oi-gear Wheel B engage on What I term the handle side of thespindle S teeth of a bevel wheel F carried loosely on spindle S bysleeve F and the wheel F is attached to or forms part of the flier Fwhich carries the line catching device. The spindle S is provided with ashoulder D on which may rest a drum D which is secured in position onthe spindle S by means of the nut D The drum D may be so secured onspindle S that it may have a slight influence of the pull of the line,and to this end suitable. washers such as W may be employed. Thesewashers may be carried in a space formed in the drum D immediately underthe nut D as shown in Fig. 4 or between the base of drum 1D and theflier F as shown in Fig. 3. I may however use other forms of brakingdevices to accomplish the same end, and on the number, thickness andarrangement of such devices will depend the ease or otherwise with whichthe drum will revolve.

In that form of invention having a traverse motion Figs. 1 and A thespindle S.

will be mounted in the fitting A so as to have a rising and fallingmotion, but not a rotary one, and to this end pins may pass through thefitting A and engage flats or notches on the said spzndle, these arehowever not shown as the pin 0 working in a slot C in the fitting A andpassing through 1ts point C to engage a rotating motion on the cam slotC in the wheel B and so cause ltd the spindle S and the drum D to riseand fall and thus give the desired traverse mo- --slot C may beomittedfrom the wheel B and the fitting A, spindles S and S and securingbracket may. be all cast in one piece as shown in Fig. 1.

While I have described and shown a traverse motion which I find simpleand ef- -ficient, I wish it to be understood that I may-obtain suchmotion in other'ways.

" Theautomatic release referred to is shown .in Figs, 1, 3, 6 and 7.This release and reengagement device for the line comprises a wire orthe like guide L suitably mounted in--horizontal, vertical, or obliquebearings,

=such as L on the side of a flier F, and attached to this guide L by anysuitable means is-an end piece or crank L passing intothe interior ofthe flier to engage a guide rod L suitably inclined and curved as shownin Fig. 8, and carried from a cast plate or stamping L' mounted betweenthe flier and a drum, the said stamping being adaptedto revolve with,but invariably to lag somewhat behind, the flier that is with a certainamount of drag. This may be accomplished either by employing a removablewasher of compressible nature or by fixing the pawl of the usuallyfitted ratchet motion upon the plate L as shown in Fig. 7 instead ofarranging such pawl on the flier itself, the ratchet member P may bemounted as shown in Figs. 3 and 7.

The guide L will be suitably bent and Figs. 1 and 6 show a suitableform. To release the line and leave it upon the extend- =ed first fingerof the rod hand the handle is turned backward and the free end of theguide drops downward and outward toward the edge of the drum as shown bydotted lines in Figs. 1 and 6 and remains well out of the way of theflying line while the cast is made. To engage the line the mere motionof winding raises the end of the guide L and directs it upward andinward until it'=assumes the position shown by full lines in Figs. 1 and6.

When the guide L is employed the eye or guide Lshown in Figs. 4 and 5may be discarded.

I may mount the member L in other ways than that described and give thenecessary drag without employing a ratchet mechanism as in the arranement shown and described which Ifind e cient.

- Fig. 9-shows a device to provide for finger windmg which with reels ofthe type deand this aperture J may be guarded to prevent access of thefinger to the mechanism and such guard may comprise a thimble adapted torevolve in its bearings or simple guard bars across the aperture.Alternatively I may employ the handle B to serve the same purposehollowing same out for the reception of a finger, or I may extend theother end of the handle and provide ialine with a finger windingaperture or the I may attach the spool or drum D .to its spindle in anyconvenient manner so long as same does not impede the action of themechanism, and I may employ drums constructed in a manner different tothat shown and described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A casting reel for angling comprising a rod attaching bracket, a pairof non-rotatable spindles carried by the bracket, a winding drum mountedon one of said spindles, means for renderin said drum substantiallystationary on t e spindle, a rotatable flier having a line engagingportion mounted on said ast mentioned spindle, a gear on said spindleand o eratively connected with said flier,a s eeve rotatably mounted onthe other of said spindles, a gear carried b said sleeve and adapted tomesh with sai other gear, hand operating means carried by said sleevefor rotating said flier whereby the line is wound and unwound from saiddrum, and an automatic winding and releasing device for the lineactuated by the windmg and reverse movement of the hand operating means.

2. A casting reel for angling comprising a rod attaching bracket, twonon-rotatable spindles carried by "the bracket and arrangedsubstantially at right angles to each other, a substantially stationarywinding drum mounted on one of said s indles substantially parallel tothe rod, a ier member mounted to revolve around said drum, means on theother spindle for revolvin said flier, an automatic releasing and wining means on the flier for windmg and unwinding the line on the drum,comprising a crank pivotally mounted on the flier, a cam for imparting areeiprocatin movement to the crank for horizontalfy withdrawing the linewinding means out of the way 01: the line when a cast is made, and forreturning the wmding means to its normal position when the wmding of theline is bracket to revolve around said drum, means carried on thebracket for revolving said flier member,

line on the drum and having a partially rotatable axis oblique to theaxis of rotation of the flier for withdrawing the winding meanshorizontally when a cast is made and for re- I turning the winding meansto normal windstationary on the spindles,

ing position when the winding is commenced.

4:. A casting reel for angling comprising a rod attaching bracket, apair of non-rotatable spindles carried by the bracket, awinding drummounted on one of said spindles, means for rendering said drumsubstantially a rotatable flier having a line engaging portion mountedon said last'mentioned spindle, agear on said spindle and operativelyconnected with said flier, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the other ofsaid spindles, a gear carried by said sleeve and adapted to mesh withsaid other gear, hand operating means carried by saidsleeve for rotatingsaid flier whereby the line is wound and unwound from said drum, andautomatic line releasing and reengagement means on the fliercoiiperating with said drum.

5. A casting reel for angling comprising a rod attaching bracket, a pairof non-rotatable spindles carried by the bracket, a winding drum mountedon one of said spindles, means for rendering said drum substantiallystationary on the spindle, having a line engaging portion mounted onsaid last mentioned spindle, a gear on said spindle and operativelyconnected with said flier, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the other ofsaid spindles, a gear carried by said sleeve and adapted gear, handoperating means carried by said sleeve for rotating said flier wherebythe an automatic releasing and Y winding means on the flier for windingthe a rotatable flier to mesh with said other line is Wound and unwoundfrom said drum,

6. In combination with the winding drum for a line, a revoluble flierfor said drum and a guide pivotally mounted on said flier adapted tohave motion about the pivot to release and engage the line.

7. In combination with the winding drum for a line, a revoluble flierfor said drum, a guide pivotally mounted on said flier adapted to havemotion about the pivot to release and engage the line, and means forrevolving said filer, said means comprising means for reciprocating thedrum with re spect to said flier.

8. In combination with the winding drum for a line, a revoluble flierfor said drum, line engaging means mounted upon said flier, means infrictional engagement with the flier adapted'to operate said lineengaging means, whereby the line engaging means automatically releasesand engages the line.

9. In combination with the winding drum for a line, a revoluble flierfor said drum, line engaging means mounted upon said flier, means infrictional engagement with the flier adapted to operate said lineengaging means, whereby the line engaging means automatically releasesand engages the line and means for revolving said flier, said lattermeans comprising means for reciprocating the drum with respect to saidflier.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALFRED HOLDEN ILLINGWOR'IH.

ERNns'r CLAY.

